AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hill & Wilkinson has completed the renovation and expansion of Buckner GreenRidge Villas, a seniors housing community in Austin that provides housing and services to 400 seniors each year. O2 Architecture provided design services for the project, which delivered 69 additional one- and two-bedroom units and 70 parking spaces, as well as a central courtyard. The community will now be able to house and serve up to 138 more seniors.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE Multifamily has arranged the sale of Minneapolis Grand, a 112-unit apartment community in Minneapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 2401 Chicago Ave. near Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Built in 2005, the community features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 833 square feet. Amenities include a newly renovated clubroom, fitness center, tenant lounge and underground parking. Keith Collins, Abe Appert, Ted Abramson and Ike Hoffman of CBRE represented the seller, CAP/SP Minneapolis Grand Apartments LLC, an entity related to CAPREIT. Trillium Grand Owner LLC, an entity related to Trillium Investments, purchased the asset. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, arranged a $15.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition. A private real estate investment fund based in New York provided the loan.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh-based Greystone Affordable Development has closed $38.5 million in financing for the rehabilitation and development of a portfolio of affordable housing properties in Oklahoma. The multifamily portfolio consists of 13 properties totaling 294 units and serving low-income households across eight counties in Oklahoma. The financing was secured on behalf of Oklahoma-based Green Cos. Development Group Inc., which owns and operates the properties. Most of the funds were placed through USDA’s Rural Housing Services and the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Love Funding has secured a $5.6 million loan for the refinancing of Winfield Estates, a 156-unit affordable seniors housing community in Texarkana, a city on the Texas-Arkansas state line. Built in 2001, the property consists on 39 one-story buildings with units that are all reserved for senior residents earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income. The financing was secured through HUD’s 223(f) loan insurance program and will be used to implement capital repairs to the property, as well as to pay off existing debt.
If you happen to read or listen to Freddie Mac officials, the key economic factor driving housing demand is the labor market. In 2017, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) secured 293 commitments from companies across the country to locate or grow in Indiana. Collectively, this will make for more than $7 billion in new investments and 30,158 new jobs in the coming years, marking the highest annual commitment in IEDC history. Companies currently expanding and adding thousands of jobs throughout the region have been contributing greatly to the growth of the multihousing market in central Indiana. More than 2,380 market-rate apartment units were completed in 2017. Construction doesn’t appear to be slowing down either, as over 2,200 units were under construction at the beginning of 2018. Apartment deliveries soar Central Indiana has experienced a marked increase in overall multifamily deliveries. Between 2014 and 2017, developers delivered approximately 15,000 new units, compared with 13,500 units over the previous 14 years combined. A large majority of the projects are greater than 100 units, particularly the market-rate developments. Lately, most of these projects have contained pockets of amenities or are located near amenities. Downtown Indianapolis was home to one of the more …
CLEVELAND — Cleveland-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $90.8 million FHA 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of seniors housing properties in Texas. The portfolio consists of eight properties totaling 541 units and 1,063 beds across various markets in Texas. The FHA loan proceeds were used to pay off the balance of a $315 million bridge loan, which was provided by a KeyBank-led syndicate and used to fund the acquisition of 30 Texas-based skilled nursing facilities. The borrower was a joint venture led by Capital Senior Ventures and BlueMountain Capital Management. Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzera of KeyBank structured the initial syndicated bank loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young Tri-State has arranged the $32.5 million sale of the Canterbury, a pre-war 42,186-square-foot, 48-unit rental building located at 204 W. 108th St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Sam Schertz of Avison Young was the sole broker in the transaction between the seller, The Orbach Group, and the buyer, Arkar Inc. Built in 1915, the six-story Canterbury building is a low-rise elevator-served rental property featuring two- to five-bedroom units. The property is situated near Columbia University and both Riverside Park and Central Park as well as several major transportation lines. A number of the units in the building have been recently renovated.
NEWNAN, GA. — Novare Group, in partnership with PointOne Holdings Development and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC), has broken ground on a 298-unit multifamily development in Newnan, roughly 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. The development is the first phase of Village Square at Newnan Crossing, a 123-acre, walkable mixed-use development that will feature retail, office, residential and restaurant space, as well as a 10-acre park and a community plaza. The LINC, a 25.5-mile pedestrian pathway, will run directly through the mixed-use project adjacent to the new apartment community. The property will include a mix of rental townhomes; “Big House” style units, half of which will include garages; and traditional garden-style apartment units. Community amenities will include a business center, clubroom, fitness center, pool, outdoor grilling, bocce ball court, community garden, bike storage and a dog park. Humphreys & Partners Architects is the architect for the project, and Kimley-Horn & Associates is the civil engineer and landscape architect.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. and its partner Grand Living have started construction of Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch, a 172-unit independent living and assisted living community in Sarasota. The community is the third Florida partnership between the two companies. Development costs are estimated at $50 million. Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch will be located within the Lakewood Ranch master-planned development, near a new supermarket and a polo club. Ryan A+E is providing architectural services, and Grand Living will operate the community upon completion. A sales center is scheduled to open at the site in the fall. A construction timeline was not released.
DENVER, COLO. — Besyata Investment Group and The Scharf Group have acquired One Dartmouth Place, an apartment community located in Southeast Denver, for $65.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. BH Management will handle the day-to-day property management and leasing of the 418-unit property.
